Oil Spill

Wow--this oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is getting bad.  The first effort (the oil dome) didnt work - and now the plan is stuff it with trash?  Ground up tires and golf balls? Maybe another dome?
BBC - Oil leak

Well, as normally does, curiosity has gotten the best of me.  I found a neat website that compares the size of the oil spill to the size of your town...so, naturally, I entered Schenectady. This oil spill is huge--take a look:

From School

Wow.  Huge....and getting bigger each day.  The impact that the oil spill will have is enormous...killing animals, destroying the water, the environment, everything.

A website called the "Louisiana Bucket Brigade" is starting to collect real-life stories from people and businesses in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, etc.  Check it out.

And finally, below, is a picture (infographic) from British Petroleum, the company who is responsible for the spill, and their efforts to fix the leak.  Pretty neat--i had no idea it was that deep.

Tragic....interesting to see how this unfolds.